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WHUS52 KKEY 090126
SMWKEY
GMZ032-033-035-090200-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0229.260909T0126Z-260909T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
926 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 926 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GULFSIDE 8 REEF TO 8 NM NORTH OF GULFSIDE 9
REEF TO 12 NM EAST OF P TOWER, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
P TOWER, GULFSIDE 10 REEF, GULFSIDE 8 REEF, GULFSIDE 9 REEF,
CONTENT KEYS, AND GULFSIDE 5 REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2505 8157 2487 8133 2468 8160 2490 8190
2516 8213 2525 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 063DEG 16KT 2490 8146 2503 8164 2517 8177
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
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